The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Branislav ŠKRIPEK (ECR, SK) on the draft Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substances N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4yl]cyclopropanecarboxamide (cyclopropylfentanyl) and 2-methoxy-N-phenylN-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl) to control measures.
The committee recommended that Parliament approve the Council draft.
The risks of cyclopropylfentanyl and methoxyacetylfentanyl were assessed by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and submitted to the Commission and to the Council on 23 March 2018.
The available evidence and information on the health and social risks that the substances pose, given also their similarities with fentanyl, provides sufficient ground for subjecting cyclopropylfentanyl and methoxyacetylfentanyl to control measures across the Union.